Jeff Buckley

Leonard Cohen’s legend is one told through many voices. His songs have been covered by countless artists, quite often producing career highlights for those Cohen admirers. Here is my list of the best cover renditions of Cohen tunes:

“Hallelujah,” Jeff Buckley (1994) – Many people consider this to be the finest Cohen cover, and I find it hard to disagree. It’s uncommonly beautiful and so haunting that it can linger in the listener’s head for days. Over the years, “Hallelujah” has become the one song most regularly associated with Buckley, who died in 1997. Continue Reading →